Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink
Long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily grow larger in the winter. This skull reshaping may be an extreme survival strategy in cold conditions.
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Peptides are the latest wellness fad. What are they, and are they safe?
Controversial wellness products called peptides are rising in popularity as they’re touted by leaders like Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While
Body found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago
Archaeologists in the Scottish Highlands have discovered the 2,000-year-old burial of an adult in a possible ritual well. The burial may have been made during
Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and ‘closed’ with human bodies
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered stunning bronze statuettes and a unique plate at the bottom of a ritual well associated with an ancient Etruscan goddess.
NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
NASA’s Boeing 777 returns to the agency’s Langley Research Center after receiving a new paint scheme.
What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers
In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on a real therapy using RNA.
Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible
Neanderthals may have trekked deep into the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula around 55,000 years ago, a new study of stone tools suggests. The research
‘Beyond human intuition’: AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine
Photonic microchips are around the size of a penny. This close-up shows computer-designed nanostructures, wavelength splitters, mode sorters and mirrors, while the illustrations on the
The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the race to save key Atlantic currents, study finds
Atlantic Ocean currents that regulate the global climate can adapt to rising temperatures, but the sheer pace of warming may cause the catastrophic collapse of
Giant underwater plume blasts into swirling cloud ‘street’ in the East China Sea — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Jeju Island, South Korea, in the East China Sea [33.37671270, 126.46997496] What’s in the photo? A “street” of swirling clouds
‘They don’t deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility’: Former Antarctic tour guides told researchers why they quit the troubling industry
Despite being one of the remotest places on Earth, more than 100,000 people journey to Antarctica every year. And within the next few years, the
Do you think social media bans will protect children?
Concerns about young people’s social media use are growing, with governments, parents and schools looking for ways to protect children from potential harms , such
Explosive ‘Mountain of God’ spits out world’s fastest-flowing lava — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania [-2.7734503796, 35.91519798] What’s in the photo? The lava-stained slopes and ash cone of a highly active
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes.